Cuenca · Castilla-La Mancha · CP 16245
Villalba de la Sierra
Villalba de la Sierra: living in Cuenca
Villalba de la Sierra offers 2708 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and strong fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
569
Avg. summer temp
23.3°C
Best place to buy a house
#1591 / 8133
Overall score
7.1/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 9.9/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 618 €/m²; cost of living at 28% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 5.1/10
Average. Hospital ~36 min; airport ~201 min; Renfe ~45 min; coach ~38 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 5.6/10
Average. About 2,708 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.8°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 8.2/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 81% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 5.5/10
Average. 6 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 6.3/10
Average. Spanish residents 94.7% of padrón; international residents 5.3%.
- Future0.0
Future · 5.4/10
Average. Population +1.4% vs last year; registered unemployment −8.0% over the series; mean age 49.3; foreign residents 5.3%; property prices +5.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 5.8/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 5.3/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 46.1% of the area (nearest site ~0.5 km).
Place location
Villalba de la Sierra in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
49.3
<16
8.5%
16–64
63.2%
65+
28.3%
International community
Spanish nationals: 432 (94.7%)
Foreign residents: 24 (5.3%)
- Romania: 9
- Morocco: 6
- Bulgaria: 5
- Bolivia: 2
- United Kingdom: 1
- Dominican Republic: 1
English speakers ≈ 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€618
Flats €/m²
569 €
Houses €/m²
667 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 238 · 18% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (40.24, -2.08)
319 approx. sunny days · 10 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
80.5%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Cuenca
Nature & outings
Best outdoor spots nearby
- 01Serrania de Cuenca (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 0.5 km
- 02Cueva de los Morceguillos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 8.2 km
- 03Palancares y Tierra Muerta (Open in Maps)
Monumento Natural · 16.2 km
- 04Complejo Lagunar del Rio Moscas (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 24.8 km
Day trip
- 05Alto Tajo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 26.3 km
- 06Complejo Lagunar de Ballesteros (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 26.5 km
- 07Laguna del Marquesado (Open in Maps)
Reserva Natural · 34.2 km
- 08Cueva de los Morciguillos (Open in Maps)
Microrreserva · 35.9 km
- 09Muela de los Tres Reinos (Open in Maps)
Paraje Natural Municipal · 54.5 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Villalba de la Sierra
€3,362
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€916
People in Madrid pay more tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€1,506
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Villalba de la Sierra you pay €251 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
6.4%
SEPE unemployed
23
Affiliated workers (approx.)
256
Self-employed (approx.)
43
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Municipal finance
Income 2018
€911,300
Expenses
€911,300
Balance
€0
Spending by function (k€)
Local government
- VV
Beatriz Rodriguez Molina (VV)
2023–2027 · Villalba Viva
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Valencia (VLC) · 225.8 km · 201 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Cuenca) · 23.7 km · 36 min
High-speed rail
AVE Madrid Puerta de Atocha · 184.4 km · 131 min
Nearest coast
Playa de la Malvarrosa (Valencia) · 232.4 km · 199 min
Nearest city
Cuenca · 23.7 km · 36 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · CUENCA-FERNANDO ZÓBEL · 33.9 km · 45 min
Nearest coach
Coach · Samar · Cuenca · 24.2 km · 38 min
Local services
This checklist is built from data pulled from other services and may be wrong. If something looks incorrect, click the flag icon to tell us what it should be.
Official sources where available (Diputación de Málaga, Junta education, MITECO fuel stations) plus Overture Maps for shops and clinics. “Yes” means found in those sources; “Unknown” means we cannot confirm yet; “No” is only used when absence is clear (e.g. consultorio but no hospital).
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Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
367
645 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
148
260 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
50
88 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
4
11 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2708 sunshine hours
Villalba de la Sierra averages about 2708 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Housing ~€618/m²
Asking prices around €618 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Villalba de la Sierra
Villalba de la Sierra is a municipality in Cuenca (Castilla-La Mancha) with about 3,158 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 3258 €/m². Compare Villalba de la Sierra with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 16245 · CP 16245 · lat 40.23699617577103, lon -2.0828790225144913 · 358 m · Income: €32,610